Paper-band.



No. 698,886. Patented Apr. 29, |902.

c. w. WILLIAMS.l

PAPER BAND.

(Application led Jan. 22. 1902.)

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UNiTnn CHARLES lV. \VILLIAMS, OF MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

PAPER BAND.

SPECIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,886, dated April.29, 1902. Application filed January 22, 1902. Serial No. 90,756. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, t 777,607/ concern:

Beitknown that I, CHARLES W. WILLIAMS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Montclair, Essex county, andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Paper Bands, of which the following is a specication, sufficient toenable others skilled in the art to which the invention appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to bands made of fibrous materiahas paper, and usedto encircle various articles or goods-as, for instance, bolts ofcloth--to which my structure is particularly adapted, and although I donot confine myself to such use I shall herein describe the invention asapplied to the manufacture of such bolt-bands. Such bands haveheretofore been made of paper; but if made wholly of paper and ofsuiiicient thickness and strength to withstand the conditions of usethey are necessarily heavy and expensive, since they are frequentlyutilized as a means of lifting and handling the bolt which they bind,and hence have to endure considerable strain, which can only be met andsustained by a relatively high grade of thick strong paper. h

In order to attain the necessary degree of strength and tenacity withcheaper grades of paper, the latter has heretofore been reinforced by abacking of muslin or other woven fabric. The edges of the paper bandshave also been folded and secured over a fibrous cord for a like reason;but both these methods have practical objections, especially whenprinted bands are desired, for the reason that in order to get a goedprint on a muslinbacked paper a very heavy grade of paper and a veryfine muslin of small mesh must be used, an inferior paper and coarsemesh of fiber backing rendering the print imperfect, uneven, andunsatisfactory, whereas in the case of the bands with corded edges ifthe printing is done on the paper prior to the formation of the bandsthe register between the printing and the cording and folding machine isimperfect, and to do the printing after the formation of thebandshandling and printing each band separately would be so expensive as tobe prohibitory in a commercial sense.

The object of my invention is to obviate these difficulties; and theinvention consists, primarily, in a paper band the edges of which arestrengthened by reinforcing-strips, preferably of woven fabric, theportion of the band between the reinforcing-strips being free anduncovered, and, secondarily, in certain features in the manufacture ofthe band hereinafter set forth and claimed specifically.

lIn the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents the upper side of afinished strip. Fig. 2 shows the top of a portion of a printed sheetfrom which my improved bands are made. Fig. 3 shows the under side ofthe same, illustrating the application of the reinforcing-strips. Figs.4 and 5 represent upper and under sides of the central portion of afinished strip. Fig. 6 is a section upon plane of line 6 6, Fig. 3. Fig.7 is a section upon plane of line 7 7, Fig. 4. Fig. Spisa perspectiveview illustrating the subdivision of the sheet into strips.

A strip of paper A, of suitablewidth for subdivision into aprescribednumber of bands B, is rst printed upon one side as for six bands inwidths, as shown, by way of illustration, in the drawings.V To thereverse side of the paper are then applied the strips r r of reinforcingmaterial, preferably, though not.

necessarily, made from woven fabric, as muslin. The strips applied tothe edges ct a of the sheet of paper A are one-half the width of theother intermediate strips, which are applied to the paper in parallellines between the printed matter, so that when these broader strips arecut in two the resulting strips will correspond in size and appearancewith those applied to the edges ct a of the sheet A. In other words, theseverance of the broader reinforcing-strips r r and the paper A upon thelines b b results in the formation of a series of independent bands B,the edges of each 0f which are reinforced by strips of equal width, aswill be understood by reference to Figs. 3, 4, 5, 7, and S.

By cutting both the muslin and the paper at the same time a perfect edgeis attained.

The reinforcing-strips r r are gnmmed or pasted to the sheet of paper Aby automatic means, and the cuts b b, by which the bands are separated,are also made automatically and simultaneously, 'so that the manufactureof the bands is rendered simple and inexpen- IOO . portation, duc.

sive, aside from the saving effected in backing or reinforcing materialby the uncovered central spaces c c of the bands as compared with thoseheretofore mentioned as having been made with a full backing of muslinor similar material. Furthermore, in the case of printed bandsparticularly I can use a cheaper grade of both paper and muslin backingthan has heretofore been practical for the reason hereinbefore referredto. Again, my method of reinforcing the edges of the bands is obviouslysimpler and less expensive than folding the edges over cords, a methodwhich can only be applied to single bands one at a time and whichpractically precludes any preliminary printing of the bands, owing tothe fact that perfect register between the printing and thefoldingmachinery is very difficult to maintain, whereas I print, applythe reinforcingstrips, and subdivide a sheet of paper of any desiredlength and width, and since all this can be accomplished automaticallyand rapidly and with perfect register I attain with the minimum of laboran article of manufacture which is of commercial -importance in thatinferior and cheaper materials may be utilized in the production of theband.

It will thus be seen that by my invention I facilitate and cheapen themanufacture,while producing a printed band of perfect registerfulfilling all the requirements of use-that is, of Sufficient strengthand durability to sustain the wear and strain of handling, trans- I haveherein shown and described my invention as applied to the manufacture ofa printed band, although I do not restrict myself to a printed band,since it is obvious that the invention is equally adapted to themanufacture of un printed bands,which are largely in use in the trades.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. A sheet of paper for the purpose designated to the edges of which areattached strips of reinforcing material of a prescribed width, and tothe body of which are attached at parallel lines strips of reinforcingmaterial double the Width of those applied to the edges of the sheet,whereby when the paper and the wider strips of reinforcing material arecut along the central longitudinal lines of said wider strips, a seriesof independent bands having reinforcing strips of equal width at theedges with a free uncovered space of paper between, will be formed,substantially as herein set forth. l

2. A sheet of paper for the purpose designated, printed upon one side inparallel lines, having narrow strips of reinforcing material attached toits edges on the opposite, unprinted side, to which is also attachedstrips of reinforcing material double the width of those applied to theedges, said wider strips being applied in parallel lines between thelines ofprinting on the otherside of the paper, whereby when the paperand the wider strips of reinforcing material are cut along the centrallongitudinal lines of said wider strips, a series of independent bandsprinted centrally upon one side and-having reinforcing-strips of equalwidth on the edges of the other side with a free u ncovered space ofpaper between will be formed, substantially as set forth.

CHARLES W. WILLIAMS. lVitnesses:

GEO. WM. MIATT, D. W. GARDNER.

